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Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series

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Page 2: ...r itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors oicers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of...

Page 3: ...ew York and St Louis WINNING STREAK I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally...

Page 4: ...d Quality hardware makes a huge difference in competitions a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice It s all about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more luid...

Page 5: ...20 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots 22 2 5 Jumpers Setup 23 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 25 2 7 Smart Switches 30 2 8 Dr Debug 31 2 9 Front USB 3 0 Panel Installation Guide 33 2 10...

Page 6: ...3 2 F Stream 47 3 3 Intel Rapid Start Technology 51 3 4 Intel Smart Connect Technology 56 3 5 Intel Remote Wake Technology 61 3 5 1 Coniguring and Using MeshCentral 61 3 5 2 Coniguring and Using Splas...

Page 7: ...tion 100 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology 102 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology 103 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration 104 4 4 7 ACPI Coniguration 105 4 4 8 USB Coniguration 107 4 5 Tools 108 4 6 Hardwa...

Page 8: ...al1ty Z87 Professional Series Quick Installation Guide ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series Support CD 8 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional 2 x Serial ATA SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables Optional 1 x...

Page 9: ...Intel LAN Cooling 2oz copper PCB Heat Pipe Design CPU Supports 4th Generation Intel CoreTM i7 i5 i3 Xeon Pentium Celeron in LGA1150 Package Digi Power Design 12 Power Phase Design Supports Intel Turbo...

Page 10: ...uTM 3D Intel Clear Video HD Technology Intel InsiderTM Intel HD Graphics 4600 Pixel Shader 5 0 DirectX 11 1 Max shared memory 1792MB Dual VGA Output support HDMI and DisplayPort ports by independent d...

Page 11: ...d SPEED LED 1 x Clear CMOS Switch HD Audio Jack Rear Speaker Central Bass Line in Front Speaker Microphone Storage 6 x SATA3 6 0 Gb s connectors by Intel Z87 support RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10...

Page 12: ...nce Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU DRAM PCH 1 05V PCH 1 5V Voltage Multi adjust ment Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Sotware Trial Version Cyber Link MediaEspresso 6 5 Trial Google Chr...

Page 13: ...r even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking Due to limitation the...

Page 14: ...ly by installing the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone iPad iPod Touch charge up to 40 faster than before on your computer ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simulta...

Page 15: ...nternet curfew or restrict internet access at speciied times via OMG You may schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassing O...

Page 16: ...guishing the unessential LEDs By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS the Power HDD LEDs will be switched of when the system is powered on Good Night LED will automatically switch of the Power and Keyb...

Page 17: ...to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met ASRock Easy Driver Installer For users that don t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD Easy Driver Instal...

Page 18: ...enter FRONT Bottom Optical SPDIF Bottom MIC IN PCIE3 CLRCMOS1 1 PLED1 1 1 SPEAKER1 IR1 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN PANEL1 1 USB6_7 1 USB4_5 1 COM1 1 1 HD_AUDIO1 Z87 PROFESSIONAL PCIE4 SATA3_A1_A2 SATA3_...

Page 19: ...nnectors SATA3_2_3 13 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_4_5 14 Power Switch PWRBTN1 15 Reset Switch RSTBTN1 16 Chassis Speaker Header SPEAKER1 17 System Panel Header PANEL1 18 Power LED Header PLED1 19 Chassis F...

Page 20: ...use Port USB2 ASMedia Hub 4 USB 2 0 Port USB3 14 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_01 5 LAN RJ 45 Port Intel I217V ASMedia Hub 6 LAN RJ 45 Port Intel I211AT 15 eSATA Connector 7 Central Bass Orange 16 HDMI In Port 8...

Page 21: ...00Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection If you use a 2 channel speaker please connect the speaker s plug into Front Speaker Jack See the table below for connection details in accordance with...

Page 22: ...s to you and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also remember to use a...

Page 23: ...e check if the PnP cap is on the socket if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherwise t...

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Page 25: ...18 English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service...

Page 26: ...Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 19 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 27: ...into the slot at incorrect orientation Priority DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated 1 For dual channel coniguration y...

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Page 29: ...ss x4 lane width graphics cards MINI_PCIE1 mini PCIe slot is used for WiFi module PCIe Slot Conigurations PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 Single Graphics Card x16 N A N A Two Graphics Cards in CrossFireXTM or SLITM...

Page 30: ...the system parameters to default setup please turn of the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply Ater waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for...

Page 31: ...ed or damaged please use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 then the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot Ater that short pin1 and pin2 again then use Secure Backup UEFI in BIOS setup u...

Page 32: ...ystem Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the system is operating he LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state he LED is of wh...

Page 33: ...nternal storage devices with up to 6 0 Gb s data transfer rate If the eSATA port on the rear I O has been connected the internal SATA3_A4 will not function To minimize the boot time use Intel Z87 SATA...

Page 34: ...A_P_D IntA_P_D GND IntA_P_SSTX IntA_P_SSTX GND IntA_P_SSRX Vbus IntA_P_D IntA_P_D GND IntA_P_SSTX IntA_P_SSTX GND IntA_P_SSRX IntA_P_SSRX Vbus IntA_P_SSRX J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE GND OUT2_R...

Page 35: ...an cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 see p 11 No 3 3 pin CPU_FAN2 see p 11 No 4 his motherboard pro vides a 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet...

Page 36: ...IRE_ PWR1 see p 11 No 26 Please connect this connector with a hard disk power connector when two graphics cards are installed on this motherboard Infrared Module Header 5 pin IR1 see p 11 No 27 his he...

Page 37: ...values Power Switch PWRBTN see p 11 No 14 Power Switch allows users to quickly turn on of the system Reset Switch RSTBTN see p 11 No 15 Reset Switch allows users to quickly reset the system Clear CMO...

Page 38: ...try using other memory modules 55 he Memory could not be detected Please re install the memory and CPU If the problem still exists please install only one memory module or try using other memory modu...

Page 39: ...ry module or try using other memory modules d6 he VGA could not be recognized Please clear CMOS and try re installing the VGA card If the problem still exists please try installing the VGA card in oth...

Page 40: ...ws and six chassis screws Step 2 Screw the 2 5 HDD SSD to the Front USB 3 0 Panel with 2 5 HDD SSD Rack with four HDD screws Step3 Intall the Front USB 3 0 Panel with 2 5 HDD SSD Rack into the 2 5 dri...

Page 41: ...34 English Step 5 Plug the Front USB 3 0 cable into the USB 3 0 header USB3_4_5 or USB3_6_7 on the motherboard Step 6 he Front USB 3 0 Panel with 2 5 HDD SSD Rack is ready to use USB 3 0 USB 3 0...

Page 42: ...l with 2 5 HDD SSD Rack Step 2 Put the USB 3 0 cable and the bundled rear USB 3 0 bracket together Step3 Screw the two screws into the rear USB 3 0 bracket Step 4 Put the rear USB 3 0 bracket into the...

Page 43: ...le of switching cables back and forth when you want to display the screen of another device such as smartphone tablet camcorder DVD player or another PC onto the PC monitor Another useful feature of t...

Page 44: ...Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 37 English Connection Diagram USB 3 0 USB 3 0 Power Source HDMI Adapter...

Page 45: ...switch right or let to enable Onboard on board PC screen or HDMI HDMI In Source or Use the hotkey to switch between on board PC screen or HDMI In Source To change the hotkey click the textbox next to...

Page 46: ...CIE2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 If required connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards Re...

Page 47: ...ldingers on each graphics card Make sure the ASRock SLI_ Bridge_2S Card is irmly in place Step 4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card t...

Page 48: ...NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU For SLITM and Quad SLITM mode Step 1 Double click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon in the Windows system tray...

Page 49: ...cs cards he CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 1 You should only use identical Cro...

Page 50: ...CIE4 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 Use one CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE2 and PCIE3 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect...

Page 51: ...p Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the let pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM hen select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Appl...

Page 52: ...e Primary adapter handles all non TCP IP traic he Secondary adapter will receive fallback traic if the primary fails If the Preferred Primary adapter fails but is later restored to an active status co...

Page 53: ...ck on the ile ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu he drivers compatible to your system will be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please click Install A...

Page 54: ...re 3 2 1 Installing F Stream When you install the all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD F Stream will be auto installed as well Ater the installation you will ind the icon F Stream...

Page 55: ...support UEFI GOP if you are using an external graphics card OMG Schedule the starting and ending hours of Internet access granted to other users Place X marks on the time table to disable the Interne...

Page 56: ...IN Connect two diferent devices to one monitor and toggle between the primary and secondary screen without replugging the connectors every time Please set a hotkey for switching between the two device...

Page 57: ...50 English Tech Service Contact Tech Service...

Page 58: ...Microsot Windows 8 7 32 or 64 bit edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 7 to crash while boo...

Page 59: ...s automatically 3 3 2 Setup Guide Coniguring Rapid Start Step 1 Run ASRock Rapid Start utility from Start All Programs ASRock Utility Step 2 If you have more than one hard drives in your system you mu...

Page 60: ...tal1ty Z87 Professional Series 53 English Step 3 When prompted to restart ater the setup click Yes to reboot Step 4 Double click the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager icon in the Windows system tra...

Page 61: ...dows will immediately enable Rapid Start mode as it enters sleep state Using Rapid Start 1 You may shut down the computer without terminating the applications or iles you are executing currently Click...

Page 62: ...cut of it will not cause data loss of the programs or iles you were executing before entering sleep state 4 When you wish to continue to use the computer just hit the power button the system will rapi...

Page 63: ...it edition Set the SATA mode to AHCI If Windows 8 7 is already installed under IDE mode directly changing the SATA mode to AHCI may cause Windows 8 7 to crash while booting If your system is not in AH...

Page 64: ...mart Connect Utility Step 1 Install ASRock Smart Connect Utility which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Smart Connect Step 2 Once installed run ASRock Sm...

Page 65: ...Take Foxmail as an example add Foxmail to the Application list Step 4 Select Foxmail from the Application List then click the arrow pointing right to add this application to the Smart Connect List Ste...

Page 66: ...work to download updates Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates but may cause more power consumption Using Smart Connect 1 Keep the applications which you wish to connect to the internet...

Page 67: ...he screen will not display anything so the computer can maintain minimum power usage Aterwards the system will automatically return to sleep state again 5 Upon waking up the system you will ind the ne...

Page 68: ...t the PCI Device Power On is enabled in UEFI SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Coniguration 3 5 1 Coniguring and Using MeshCentral MeshCentral allows you to remotely wake up a PC from any network using a si...

Page 69: ...lect all the checkboxes and click Create Mesh Downloading and Installing Mesh Agent Step 1 Click Install on the My Account page Step 2 Select the mesh and download both iles Make sure both iles are in...

Page 70: ...Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Series 63 English Step 4 Click Install Update Step 5 Wait a minute for the New Machine to appear in My Device...

Page 71: ...64 English Step 6 Check whether Intel Remote Wake appeared or not Waking up Your PC using PC Step 1 On the My Devices page click on Power Actions Step 2 Click on Wake or Sleep...

Page 72: ...C Using Mobile Device Step 1 Login to meshcentral com m Step 2 Select a Machine Step 3 Click on Wake or Sleep Before waking up your home computer using a mobile device please log out of Mesh Central o...

Page 73: ...tup Guide Step 1 Download and install the Streamer on your home computer which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Splashtop Streamer hen enter your Splasht...

Page 74: ...In Splashtop 2 tap an online machine from the list to connect to your home computer Step 2 Start remotely accessing your home computer he functionality and price of the Splashtop APP and subscription...

Page 75: ...68 English Accessing Data Playing Video...

Page 76: ...Menu along with added customizations for greater eiciency 3 6 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 6 2 Con...

Page 77: ...sh Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options including icon sizes which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display quick access to recently used apps the functionality of the power button and more...

Page 78: ...rt button or a press on the Windows key does Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly...

Page 79: ...vate Surround Control the level of audio immersion in music movies and games Crystalizer Enhance music and movies to make them sound livelier Bass Control the desired level of bass Crossover Frequency...

Page 80: ...Volume Control the level of mic volume Mic Boost Control the level of mic boost CrystalVoice Click the power button on the let to activate or deactivate FX Morph your voice into diferent characters an...

Page 81: ...ith your conversation SCOUT MODE Scout Mode Enable or disable scout mode his proprietary technology allows you to hear your enemies from further away giving you a distinct tactical advantage in combat...

Page 82: ...onnected Optional Speakers Center Enable or disable center speaker Subwoofer Enable or disable subwoofer Rear pair Enable or disable rear pair speakers Full Range Speakers Select full range speakers I...

Page 83: ...r disable subwoofer gain Crossover Frequency Redirect all frequencies below this value to the optimal speaker for better bass response MIXER Playback Speakers Control the level of speakers playback SP...

Page 84: ...e level of playback redirect EQUALIZER EQ Choose from Flat Acoustic Classical Country Dance Jazz New Age Pop Rock and Vocal JACK SETUP Device Connected Select the device connected Show Jack Setup dial...

Page 85: ...78 English ADVANCED FEATURES Play stereo mix to digital output Enable or disable play stereo mix to digital output PROFILE...

Page 86: ...through the microphone Playback mode You can change your settings to playback mode by checking the Listen to this device box in Control panel Sound Recording Microphone Properties Listen 2 If you wan...

Page 87: ...rding a lot easier and more fun to do we are giving away the 3 months premium license which is worth US 24 95 for free 3 8 1 Live Streaming Your Gameplay Step 1 Go to Start All Programs XSplit XSplit...

Page 88: ...ep 3 Go to Broadcast Add Channels Step 4 Click Add Step 5 Select a platform for live streaming Before you start streaming you need to register an account for the streaming service website such as Twit...

Page 89: ...Fill in your platform s Username and Password Based on your needs conigure the Video and Audio Encoding settings Click OK Step 7 he channel then appears in your broadcast list Click Apply and OK to s...

Page 90: ...CTRL V or right click and choose Paste to paste the link into the browser and you can see your broadcast To disable live streaming go to Broadcast again and deselect the platform 3 8 2 Recording Your...

Page 91: ...by pressing Ctl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system of and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar he top of the screen has a menu bar...

Page 92: ...e descriptions of each navigation key Navigation Key s Description To change option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to...

Page 93: ...TY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility UEFI Guide UEFI Guide is a quick tutorial for ASRock s...

Page 94: ...speed of other components CPU Cache Ratio he CPU Internal Bus Speed Ratio he maximum should be the same as the CPU Ratio BCLK PCIE Frequency he CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied wit...

Page 95: ...the limit is exceeded the CPU ratio will be lowered ater a period of time A lower limit can protect the CPU and save power while a higher limit may improve performance Long Duration Maintained Conigur...

Page 96: ...ntegrated GPU when the system is under heavy load DRAM Timing Coniguration Load XMP Setting Load XMP settings to overclock the DDR3 memory and perform beyond standard speciications DRAM Reference Cloc...

Page 97: ...RAS he number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the precharge command Command Rate CR he delay between when a memory chip is selected and when the irst active command...

Page 98: ...the DDR3 initiates a minimum of one refresh command internally once it enters Self Refresh mode tRDRD Conigure between module read to read delay tRDRDDR Conigure between module read to read delay from...

Page 99: ...delay from diferent DIMMs RTL CHA Conigure round trip latency for channel A RTL CHB Conigure round trip latency for channel B IO L CHA Conigure IO latency for channel A IO L CHB Conigure IO latency f...

Page 100: ...settings Adaptive Add voltage to the CPU when the system is under heavy load Override he voltage is ixed CPU Override Voltage Conigure the voltage added to the CPU when the system is under heavy load...

Page 101: ...s CPU Integrated VR Eiciency Mode Enable FIVR Eiciency Management for power saving Disable for better performance and overclocking capabilities Voltage Coniguration CPU Input Voltage Conigure the volt...

Page 102: ...e conigurations for the following items CPU Coniguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Super IO Coniguration ACPI Con iguration...

Page 103: ...each processor package CPU C States Support Enable CPU C States Support for power saving It is recommended to keep C3 C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving Enhanced Halt State C1E Enable Enhan...

Page 104: ...ain classes of malicious bufer overlow attacks Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti...

Page 105: ...oving application compatibility and reliability and providing additional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance PCIE2 Link Speed Select the link speed for PCIE2 PCIE4 Link Spee...

Page 106: ...nboard network interface controller Onboard LAN2 Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller Deep Sleep Conigure deep sleep mode for power saving when the computer is shut down Restore...

Page 107: ...Management SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during periods of inactivity to save power It is only supported by AHCI mode Dynamic Storage Accelerator...

Page 108: ...monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability ASMedia SATA3 Mode IDE For better compatibility AHCI Supports new features that improve perfo...

Page 109: ...102 English 4 4 4 Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology is a new zero power hibernation mode which allows users to resume in just 5 6 seconds...

Page 110: ...s 103 English 4 4 5 Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology automatically updates your email and social networks such as Twitter Facebook etc while...

Page 111: ...104 English 4 4 6 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port Infrared Port Enable or disable the Infrared port...

Page 112: ...er S3 only when the hard disk is ready this is recommended for better system stability ACPI HPET Table Enable the High Precision Event Timer for better performance and to pass WHQL tests PS 2 Keyboard...

Page 113: ...Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your operating system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Allow the system to be waked up...

Page 114: ...USB 3 0 ports Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2 0 devices If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended to disable legacy USB support Select UEFI Setup On...

Page 115: ...UEFI Tech Service Contact ASRock Tech Service if you are having trouble with your PC Please setup network coniguration before using UEFI Tech Service Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you...

Page 116: ...uplicate the current working ROM image to the secondary lash ROM Internet Flash ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you Please setup networ...

Page 117: ...il the computer powers on and enables Dehumidiier ater entering S4 S5 state Dehumidiier Duration Conigure the duration of the dehumidifying process before it returns to S4 S5 state Dehumidiier CPU Fan...

Page 118: ...assis Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 2 Setting Select a fan mode for...

Page 119: ...external graphics card Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to UEFI utility in Windows Boot From...

Page 120: ...ilure Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system automatically restores the default settings Boot Failure Guard Count Conigure the number of attempts to boot until the system...

Page 121: ...t legacy option ROM only Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Launch Video Op...

Page 122: ...the password for the administrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Se...

Page 123: ...n the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following messag...

Page 124: ...r further information For technical questions please submit a support request form at http www asrock com support tsd asp ASRock Incorporation 2F No 37 Sec 2 Jhongyang S Rd Beitou District Taipei City...

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